Dec 19, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsène Wenger has endorsed the plans for an expanded FIFA Club World Cup from 2025 onwards, saying the revamped competition will help “make football really global” while downplaying concerns about player welfare. Wenger, who managed Arsenal in the Premier League from 1996 to 2018, is now
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Connor O’Halloran Dec 19, 2023, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked as Al-Ittihad manager last month. Photo by Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images Nottingham Forest have opened talks with Nuno Espírito Santo about becoming their next manager after Steve Cooper was sacked on Tuesday following a run that has seen them lose
Dec 19, 2023, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New England named two-time MLS Cup-winning coach Caleb Porter as head coach of the Revolution on Tuesday. Porter replaces interim coach Clint Peay, who took over that role from Richie Williams on Sept. 12. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Williams had been the
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 19, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Endrick has insisted that he’s still “focused on Palmeiras” ahead of his high-profile move to Real Madrid next summer, despite visiting the Bernabeu this weekend. Forward Endrick, 17, will join Madrid when he turns 18 in July next year, in a deal
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 19, 2023, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s LaLiga title hopes are salvageable but they can’t afford any more slip-ups after being held away at Valencia last weekend, head coach Xavi Hernández said on Tuesday. The Spanish champions’ draw at the Mestalla saw them fall nine points behind surprise
Dec 19, 2023, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have full faith in forward Darwin Núñez, and don’t doubt he will succeed as their main No. 9, assistant manager Pep Lijnders said on Tuesday. Núñez has scored seven goals in all competitions this campaign, already half of what he managed in the entirety of
Dec 19, 2023, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran forward Thomas Müller has extended his contract with Bayern Munich for an extra year on Tuesday, meaning it now expires at the end of the 2024-25 season. Müller, 34, signed with the Bavarian club aged 10 in 2000, and made his senior debut 17 years
Graham Hunter, Spain writerDec 19, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions In the last year of the “old” Champions League before a radical change of format, the knockout round is going to bring us
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Manchester City have arrived in Saudi Arabia looking to add the FIFA Club World Cup to their already bulging trophy cabinet, but for the first time in a while, their reign as kings of England is under threat. History suggests
ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2023, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi will face his childhood club Newell’s Old Boys in a preseason friendly match in February, both teams confirmed on Monday. Miami will host the team from Argentina on February 15 at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort